USS Sublette County
# USS Sublette County

USS Sublette County (LST-1144) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Chung Yeh (LST-231).

## Construction and commissioning

LST-1144 was laid down on 3 February 1945 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 2 May 1945 and commissioned on 28 May 1945.

### Service in United States Navy

During World War II, LST-1144 was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. She was assigned to occupation and Europe from 19 January to 5 May 1951, 17 October 1951 to 26 January 1952 and 14 January to 22 June 1953.

She was decommissioned on 11 February 1955 and struck from the Naval Register on 1 June 1960 after she was transferred to the Republic of China and renamed Chung Yeh (LST-231). While being mothballed on 1 July 1955, she was given the name Sublette County.

### Service in Republic of China Navy

She participated in multiple naval exercises throughout the years.

## Awards

LST-1144 have earned the following awards:

* American Campaign Medal
* National Defense Service Medal
* World War II Victory Medal
* Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Europe clasp)

## Citations

* 1 2 "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
* ↑ "231 中業艦". 新浪部落. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

## Sources

* United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
* Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
* Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
* Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.

vteLST-542-class tank landing ships :

Preceded by: LST-491 class

Followed by: Talbot County class :

List of United States Navy LSTs

List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships :

